Firefox 21 Test Plan

Summary

The following is the test plan for Firefox 21 from Nightly through to Release. Use this document as a reference for what is being tested to validate the quality of Firefox 21. After the release this document will be used as an archive of what was done to validate this release.

If you have some free time, please pick a task below and get in touch with one of the leads.

Get Involved

If you'd like to help make this version of Firefox better, please don't hesitate to contact us. We accept help from people of all backgrounds, including people with no formal QA training and experience.

If you have any of the following operating systems, we need your help:

Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8

Mac OSX: 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Linux: any modern distribution

Here are some ways you can help:

Install the latest build, use it as your day-to-day browser, and report any issues you encounter

Provide general feedback on a new feature

Select a fixed bug and test to verify that it is truly fixed

Select an unconfirmed bug and test to confirm that it is truly an issue

Select a regressionwindow-wanted bug and test to find the regression range

The Update is done to Firefox 21 (the build ID of the updated version is the right one: 20130507015204), but after checking the About Firefox dialog the same "Update Failed" message is displayed

After restarting Firefox and checking the About Firefox dialog there is an attempt to download a new update ("Checking for updates..." and "Downloading Update - 0 bytes of 25.1 MB" messages are displayed), that attempt fails and the message "Update failed. Download the latest version" is displayed.

On Ubuntu - there are no repack Firefox builds available for Bing.com, MSN.com and Yahoo.com.

The Update is done to Firefox 21 (the build ID of the updated version is the right one: 20130507015204), but after checking the About Firefox dialog the same "Update Failed" message is displayed

After restarting Firefox and checking the About Firefox dialog there is an attempt to download a new update ("Checking for updates..." and "Downloading Update - 0 bytes of 25.1 MB" messages are displayed), that attempt fails and the message "Update failed. Download the latest version" is displayed.

QAWANTED Bugs

The following bugs require help investigating steps to reproduce, regression ranges, workarounds, or other conditions (like hardware or software). Select a bug from the bugzilla query and do some testing to provide the information being requested. Be sure to add your bug to the list below.

UNCONFIRMED Bugs

The following bugs need confirmation that they are reproducible. Select a bug from bugzilla and set the status to NEW if you reproduce it. Be sure to add a comment indicating your operating system, Firefox version(s), and steps you used to reproduce the bug. Add the bug to the list below.